My mother and father divorced when I was 3, and in that day and age it would have been easy for my father to walk away and start a new life on his own. Today in my mid-30′s my dad is my best friend and not a day goes by when I am not thankful that he and my mother chose joint custody. Although the burden of a child going back and forth between two very different homes could be great at times, having my biological father in my life more than made up for it.
I would argue that mothers have a special bond with their children and they are more capable than ever at providing the basic necessities for their children. That this bond is so special is the reason that we aren’t having this same conversation about single dads. But the stats cited in this article make it abundantly clear that we need our dads. In the end it is up to the individual to take responsibility, which is why the collectivist ideas gripping this country have failed in the past, are failing now, and will always fail. The government has proven that it cannot handle the case-load when we are allowed to slough our responsibilities off onto it. So give us our money back, get the hell out of the way, and let the chips fall where they may. We will be stronger as a collective in the long run.
Just our of curiosity, I would love to see the voting habits of dads that abandon their children. I would bet my net worth right now that the percentage is more than 90% democrat.
